FAQs

The goal of the Implementation Strategies for Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring in Racially and Ethnically Diverse Populations (InS2PiRED) study is to determine the effectiveness of self-measured blood pressure (SMBP) monitoring and our proposed implementation strategies in a diverse, multi-lingual, low-income population in an urban safety-net system.

• Half of Americans with hypertension are uncontrolled, resulting in preventable strokes, myocardial infarctions, and heart failure.
• These poor outcomes are disproportionately borne by low socioeconomic status and racial/ethnic minority populations who have higher rates of hypertension and uncontrolled hypertension.
• Because of cost, transportation, or time-related barriers to attending in-person visits,8 these populations have benefited less from interventions focused on increasing the frequency or quality of in-person care.
• This is exacerbated by low socioeconomic status and minority populations disproportionately receiving care in safety net settings that have constraints on expanding in-person care and are stewards of limited funds to support complex patients.
• Successful hypertension interventions for low socioeconomic status minority populations must address patient-related obstacles to in-clinic care and safety net resource constraints.
• A home blood pressure monitoring program designed for safety net health systems and their patients is an ideal solution to address these multi-level barriers.

Participating clinics

San Francisco Health Network (SFHN): 

Chinatown Public Health Center, Ocean Park Public Health Center

Alameda Health Systems (AHS): 

Highland Hospital, Eastmont Wellness Center, Hayward Wellness Center, Newark Wellness Center

You may be eligible for this study if you meet the following criteria:

• Are an English, Cantonese, or Spanish speaker
• Have uncontrolled hypertension (>= 140/90 mmHg)
• A patient within the San Francisco Health Network (SFHN) or Alameda Health System (AHS).
• Have seen a primary care provider within the past 2 years.
• Are over the age of 18 years. 

About 330 people will take part in this study.

• All information collected in this study will be used for our research only and will be kept confidential.
• To protect your privacy, you will be assigned a study number and your name will not be associated with your responses.
• Confidential information and details about the study will be kept in a secure database.
• The UCSF Institutional Review Board (IRB) reviews research studies to ensure the protection of study participants.

Participants will be enrolled for 12 months. They will be expected to attend two study visits: one at the beginning of the study, and one when study participation is completed. 

This study is funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.